Coco de Mer lub lodoicja seszelska Eksponat taksydermiczny (całe ciało) - Lodoicea maldivica - 520 mm - 280 mm - 165 mm - CITES Appendix III – Annexe C in the EU
Nr 92795569
This awesome and VERY BIG SPECIMEN is very well preserved and old enough so it does not need the CITES certificate. Furthermore, this unpolished and natural looking coco de mer has a very nice shape.
The Coco de mer is the largest seed and one of the most wanted natural art object. This coco grows on the island of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles and have a very suggestive shape.
The ripe fruit is heavy (15kg to 25kg), so it cannot float on the water, it sinks instead until the flesh inside the fruit decomposes and then resurface thanks to gases inside. This is why we thought for a long time that this was the fruit of an unknown marine tree, hence the name “sea coconut”.
Prince William and his new wife Kate Middleton had one at the end of their 10-day honeymoon in Seychelles.
Coco de mer are also called “coco fesse” and there are very rare now.
This specimen is sold with the wooden stand which highlights the coco de mer.
Year : 1999
Size with the stand : 52x28x16,5 cm
Size without the stand : 36,5x28x16,5 cm
Weight without the stand : 1625 g
Origin : Seychelles
This awesome and VERY BIG SPECIMEN is very well preserved and old enough so it does not need the CITES certificate. Furthermore, this unpolished and natural looking coco de mer has a very nice shape.
The Coco de mer is the largest seed and one of the most wanted natural art object. This coco grows on the island of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles and have a very suggestive shape.
The ripe fruit is heavy (15kg to 25kg), so it cannot float on the water, it sinks instead until the flesh inside the fruit decomposes and then resurface thanks to gases inside. This is why we thought for a long time that this was the fruit of an unknown marine tree, hence the name “sea coconut”.
Prince William and his new wife Kate Middleton had one at the end of their 10-day honeymoon in Seychelles.
Coco de mer are also called “coco fesse” and there are very rare now.
This specimen is sold with the wooden stand which highlights the coco de mer.
Year : 1999
Size with the stand : 52x28x16,5 cm
Size without the stand : 36,5x28x16,5 cm
Weight without the stand : 1625 g
Origin : Seychelles